Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) is considered one of the legendary players of the cricket world. Under Dhoni’s captaincy, India has won three ICC trophies (T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy), he is the only captain in the world to do such a feat. MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on this day, 15 August 2020. However, he is continuously seen playing for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.

MS Dhoni made his international debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong on 23 December 2004. Initially, his performance was very poor, but then a record-breaking century against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam in the fifth ODI of his career changed Dhoni’s career.

MS Dhoni became the captain of India in T20 World Cup 2007

In the T20 World Cup 2007, veteran players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly expressed their desire not to participate. After which Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) was declared the captain of the Indian team. Dhoni led the young Indian brigade in South Africa and the team returned to India with the trophy.

MS Dhoni’s decisions helped India build a strong team for the ODI World Cup 2011. After winning the World Cup on home soil, Dhoni became one of India’s greatest captains. Later, under his leadership, India also won the Champions Trophy in 2013.

Played last match for India in ODI World Cup 2019

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) played his last match for India in the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup 2019 against New Zealand. In the match, Dhoni was standing on the field with the hope of India reaching the finals but then he was run-out due to Martin Guptill’s throw and returned to the pavilion.

Such was the performance in international cricket-

Dhoni has scored 4876 runs in 144 innings of 90 Test matches for India at an average of 38.09 and a strike rate of 59.12, which includes 6 centuries, a double century and 33 half-centuries. At the same time, he has scored 10773 runs in 350 ODI matches at an average of 50.58 and a strike rate of 87.56, which includes 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries. Dhoni has scored 1617 runs for India in 98 T20 matches at an average of 37.6 and a strike rate of 126.13.